Table 3

Reported lifetime occupational exposures and related industries (N = 576)


Men
Women

Total number (%)
280 (100%)
296 (100%)
Lifetime occupational exposure to
     Dust
144 (51%)
110 (37%)
     Fumes or gases
84 (30%)
25 (8%)
     Dust, fumes or gases, or both
176 (63%)
122 (41%)
Reported jobs in relation to exposures
     Textile industry
41 (23%)
76 (62%)
     Metal industry
49 (28%)
8 (7%)
     Construction
28 (16%)
1 (1%)
     Chemical industry
9 (5%)
13 (11%)
     Other
49 (28%)
24 (20%)

Jaén et al. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2006 5:2   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-5-2